In the conflict between Romeo Montague and Tybalt Capulet, I, Tvisha Sardesai, argue that Romeo should not be held solely responsible for Tybalt's death. Tybalt, a Capulet, had initially challenged Romeo, a Montague, to a duel, which Romeo had refused. However, when Romeo learned that Tybalt had killed his friend Mercutio, he sought revenge and engaged in the duel. While Romeo ultimately killed Tybalt, a closer examination of the events leading up to the conflict reveals that Tybalt's aggressive behavior, the longstanding family feud, and Romeo's desire for revenge following Mercutio's death all contributed to the tragic outcome. Therefore, it is unfair to place sole blame on Romeo and charge him with first-degree murder, which could lead to his exile from Verona. Some might argue that Romeo sparked the conflict by attending the Capulet party, but eyewitness Benvolio testified that Romeo did nothing to provoke Tybalt. In fact, Lord Capulet had given Romeo permission to attend the party, and Tybalt was the one who displayed aggressive behavior towards him. Romeo is known for his virtuous and lawful nature, as Lord Capulet himself acknowledged, saying that Verona …show more content…
Despite this, Romeo showed his virtuous nature by not wanting to engage in the fight. However, Romeo's friend Mercutio was killed by Tybalt, leading Romeo to avenge his death. It's important to note that Romeo never intended to kill Tybalt, which contradicts the charge of first-degree murder. In contrast, Tybalt's intent was clear when he killed Mercutio, as he sought to prove his skills while being mocked. Additionally, Tybalt's hatred towards the Montagues was evident when he said, "As I hate hell, all Montagues and thee" (Shakespeare I.i.67) to Benvolio, showing his malevolent intentions towards Romeo. If Mercutio hadn't intervened, Tybalt may have intended to kill Romeo as
Romeo senses tensions are high with Tybalt, so he states, “I do protest I never injured thee but love thee better than thou canst devise.” (Lines 65-66 Act Three, Scene One). Romeo is trying to diffuse the situation because he realizes that Tybalt is his love's cousin. Mercutio is surprised by Romeo’s behavior, so he decides to fight Tybalt himself. Mercutio’s decision to fight Tybalt leads to his own death. Romeo is angered by the death of Mercutio and states, “Now, Tybalt, take the “villain" back again/ That late thou gavest me; for Mercutio’s soul.” (Lines 123-124 of Act Three, Scene One). Romeo is indicating that Tybalt is the villain now, because he slayed Mercutio. Romeo forgets about his attempt to befriend the Capulets and slays Tybalt. Romeo, murderer of Tybalt, solely focuses on Juliet and states “Ha, banishment? Be merciful, say “death"/For exile hath more terror in his look.” (Lines 12-13 of Act Three, Scene Three). Romeo does not care about Tybalt’s life, but only cares for the way it affects his relationship with Juliet. Romeo’s mother dies out of grief because of his banishment. Romeo’s recklessness in loving Juliet has led to the death of three
He is prepared to duel, as he believes it is in “honor of my kin, / to strike him dead I hold not a sin” (I.v.58-59). His vicious behavior towards the Montague’s is due to the prolonged feud and not because of a dishonorable act directed towards him. Evidently, Tybalt respects Lord Capulet and the family name. When he goes to inform the Montague’s intrusion, Lord Capulet dismisses the enemy’s presence, ordering Tybalt to “be patient, take no note of him” (I.v.71). Despite Lord Capulet’s calm approach towards the appearance of Romeo, Tybalt`s mind is clouded with hatred and only views Romeo as a threat. Tybalt’s angered reaction at the sight of Romeo, as well as his impulsive decision to warn Lord Capulet in hopes of getting rid of the enemy, is due to the ongoing feud between the Montague’s and Capulet’s and not because of any harm directly caused by
The Death of Romeo and Juliet and Who is to Blame Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, in which a young boy and girl fall in love and commit suicide. They come from 2 different families which have a deadly feud against one another. Romeo goes to a masked ball at the Capulet's household where he falls in love with Juliet. He then proposes to her after the party in secret at Juliet's balcony. Romeo then arranges a secret weeding with Friar Lawrence and Juliet tells the Nurse.
Mercutio can be blamed for Romeo and Juliet’s peril because he initiated the fight with Tybalt and forced Romeo to go to the Capulet’s party. At the beginning of the play, Romeo gets invited to the Capulet’s party by a servant, unless he was a Montague. At first, Romeo did not want to go, but Mercutio eventually convinced him under the pretext that Rosaline, Romeo’s love, was going to be there. The next day, Tybalt, a Capulet, went looking for Romeo because he knew that Romeo was at the Capulet party. Instead, he stumbled upon Mercutio and Benvolio and asked them where he could find Romeo. However, Mercutio did not want to tell him and insisted on having a duel. Tybalt killed Mercutio during the fight, and Romeo kills Tybalt because he has the need to avenge his friend. Unfortunately, Prince Escalus punished Romeo by banishing him from Verona. This made Romeo and Juliet’s love
The hot-blooded and furious Tybalt had a grudge against Romeo, which inevitably led to a series of misfortunes, and in the end, the two protagonists died. He had held that grudge, since the day he confronted Romeo at the Capulet’s party, where Tybalt was dishonoured in front of a whole debauchery.
When asked by Benvolio to make peace in the streets, Tybalt bluntly responds,” talk of peace, I hate the word. As I hate hell all Montagues.” This is the attitude of Tybalt throughout the play. He believes he is doing all for the best and uses violence as his tool. He gets angry at the ball with Romeo being there, “villain as a guest,” and believes it best to defend his family’s honor by later taking revenge. When Tybalt finds Romeo, he thinks it best to fight him and when he ends up killing Mercutio he believes he has done his duty by causing Romeo the same hurt he has brought Tybalt, “the injuries that thou hast done me.”
Of all the things that occur in Romeo and Juliet, the death of Tybalt is one of the most climatic parts of the story. Yet, this all started from another killing of a different person, Mercutio. Mercutio, a relative of the Prince and friend of Romeo, and Tybalt, nephew to Lady Capulet and Mercutio’s arch enemy, were in a heated conversion when Romeo walked in after getting married to Juliet and saw what was going on. Tybalt and Mercutio began to fight and Romeo tried to come in between them to stop the whole thing. Unfortunately, as Tybalt was under Romeo’s arms, he stabbed Mercutio and he died soon after. In all the rage, Romeo was furious that his friend was dead and starts to fight with Tybalt. Eventually, Romeo slays Tybalt and he falls to the floor and dies. Romeo runs away in agony before the Prince soon arrives at the scene of the fight with all the other citizens that were awakened by this fray to see what happened. Although Romeo is guilty of homicide, he is charged for manslaughter as he unlawfully killed a person in the heat of passion while defending Mercutio’s honor.
Tybalt is a Capulet and very passionate about hating the Montagues. In Act 1 Scene 5 when Romeo, Benvolio, and Mercutio sneak into Capulet’s party, Tybalt recognizes Romeo and begs Lord Capulet to kick him out. “Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe, / A villain that is hither come in spite / To scorn at our solemnity this night” (1. v. 69-71). Later, Tybalt sees Romeo on the street and tries to fight him, convinced that Romeo has done something to him. Romeo doesn’t want to fight, and Mercutio steps in. Benvolio and Romeo try to stop them, but Mercutio gets fatally wounded. Tybalt’s devotion to his family ended up killing Mercutio, and Tybalt himself later ends up dead because of
As already shown, both Romeo and Juliet are horrified to discover that they were family enemies. Despite of this, they both choose to devote their love for eachother. Given this point, it is unrequited love that brings Romeo and Juliet together. But this also means that they would have to get over the fact that their families hate each other. This eventually leads them to forgiving the rival family for all the hateful acts that have occurred against one another. This is not the only forgiveness that is experienced in this play. Tybalt is a Montague with a fiery attitude. After catching Romeo at a party he was not supposed to be at, Tybalt had it out for Romeo. Just after Romeo and Juliet’s wedding, Tybalt comes looking for him wanting to fight. Romeo does not want to fight because he now loves Tybalt since he is family to him, but neither Tybalt or anyone else knows this reason. Quickly Mercutio steps in and tells Tybalt that he will fight him in honour of Romeo. Sadly this leads to the death of Mercutio. Romeo is angry and in need of revenge, which creates an intense fight between Tybalt and Romeo. Romeo wins this battle, killing Tybalt. He leaves in a hurry, only to discover that he would be banished from Verona. The death of Tybalt is absolutely devastating to Juliet. Her cousin was murdered by her husband. But she did not hesitate to forgive Romeo, she did so right away. She knew that Romeo had a reason for this incident and decides to
If Romeo had not been banished, Romeo and Juliet would continue living a happy life together. Benvolio witnessed the entire fight, the authorities came, Lady Capulet wants Romeo dead which is completely blowing things out of proportion, and in the end, poor Romeo is banished even though he was defending himself and trying to get justice for his best friend’s heinous death. Lady Capulet states, “Benvolio is part of the Montague family. His loyalties to the Montagues make him tell lies. He’s not telling the truth. There were twenty Montagues fighting in this awful riot, and together those twenty could only kill one man. I demand justice. You, Prince, are the man who can give me justice. Romeo killed Tybalt. Romeo must die” (3.1.153). This proves that because of Tybalt’s actions, Romeo was punished, and unfairly banished from Verona. Only one can imagine what it must feel like to be banished from their love, from their family, from everyone. This fact led to their death. This was not the end of Tybalt’s wrong doings however. He had one more trick up his sleeve, even for being
Romeo denies the fate of Mercutio who fought against Tybalt and lost, so he challenges Tybalt to fight in defense of his honor. His sense of honor would not allow himself to ignore the death of Mercutio. It mandated his absurd behavior to take Tybalt’s life which even further separated the Montague and Capulet family. Moreover, Romeo still decides to marry Juliet after he takes Tybalt’s life. His sense of honor leads him to find Father Lawrence who will marry both Juliet
Tybalt tries to stop the Capulet family from showing hostility towards Romeo, while Capulet refuses. Although throughout the play Tybalt shows hatred towards the Montague family, Mercutio is the character that finally pushes the feud too far. In Act 3 Tybalt peacefully approaches the Montagues. Tybalt wants to talk to Romeo, and when Romeo approaches, Tybalt kindly says, “Well peace be with you sir, here comes my man,” (III.i.53). The way Tybalt talks to Romeo’s friends shows that he is not trying to start a fight.
Tybalt's anger and short temper caused him to act unjustly and make poor choices without thinking properly. Tybalt says “I will withdraw, but this intrusion shall now seeming sweet, convert to bitterest gall.”(1,5,90-91) This quote means that Romeo might have been having fun crashing their party, but Tybalt will get revenge on him in the future. Tybalt’s short temper causes him to make awful choices without thinking about the consequences.When Tybalt went to fight Romeo his short temper cause him to kill Mercutio instead. Tybalt should have know that killing Mercutio was going to lead to great danger and ultimately leading to his death(3, 1, 92). Romeo killed Tybalt in a fight that Tybalt started. Tybalt got Romeo banished, that caused Juliet to become sad and follow through with Friar’s plan. That is why Tybalt is partially to blame for Romeo and Juliet's Deaths.
In the tragedy, Romeo is forced to kill his cousin in-law, Tybalt, out of revenge for Mercutio. Romeo genuinely did not want to harm Tybalt when the conflict begun, he repeatedly tried to make peace with the situation. “Make haste, lest mine be about your ears ere it be out.”(Shakespeare, 820) Mercutio
Tybalt had slayed Romeo’s dear friend, Mercutio, and Romeo thinks only vindictively, as opposed to logically. He shouts in sorrow, “The day’s black fate on more days doth depend; This begins the woe others must end” (Rom.3.1.120-121). He elucidated to the crowd surrounding him that Mercutio has passed because of Tybalt’s wrath, so now Tybalt must be shown the end as well. After Romeo has executed his wishes, he flees the scene and Prince Escalus comes to evaluate the conflict. Benvolio, Romeo’s cousin, retells the account to the prince and he retaliates, “And for that offence, immediately we do exile him hence“ (Rom.3.1.192-193).